Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus among women attending prenatal services in Apia, Samoa

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 116-119

  Sullivan, E A ^a,f   Koro, Semo ^b   Tabrizi, S ^c   Kaldor, J ^d   Poumerol, G ^e   Chen, S ^c   O'Leary, M ^e   Garland, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Health   (Samoa)

^c Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Pregnancy; Samoa; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAGIN TEST; SAMOA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; SAMOA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 1242314778     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646204322764316     Document Type: Article

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